Ashland Community Foundation

09/29/2026

🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🎉

In 2020, the Ashland Community Foundation launched a dual credit scholarship program at Ashland High School. Thanks to a matching contribution from the Dodge City Community College Foundation, our initial $12,000 investment was doubled to $24,000, creating a three-year scholarship program to benefit our students.

Through this program, any Ashland High School junior or senior can enroll in up to three credit hours of college coursework each semester until graduation.

The scholarship covers nearly the entire cost of these college credit hours, allowing students to earn up to 12 college credit hours before graduating from high school with very little out-of-pocket expense.

We are thrilled to announce that this scholarship program has been renewed once again for 2026!

The impact of this program has been incredible. From Fall 2023 through Spring 2026, 63 Ashland High School students took advantage of the Dual Credit Scholarship Program through Dodge City Community College.

And the momentum continues! This Fall 2026, 18 students are currently enrolled in college courses through the program.

Investing in our students is investing in the future of our community. Congratulations to all of our students who have taken advantage of this incredible opportunity, and thank you to everyone who helps make programs like this possible!

09/28/2026

We hope to see you tonight at 6pm at the Ashland Community Center!

09/23/2026

🔔Reminder‼️ Our 2nd Planning Meeting is Monday, September 28, 2026! We hope to see you there!

09/15/2026

Community isn’t just where we live - it’s how we care for one another. No one should have to face challenges alone.

Sincerely,
Your friends at The Ashland Community Foundation

09/14/2026

08/18/2026

❗️DON’T FORGET ❗️

RSVP today! There’s still plenty of time! We hope to see you at the meeting Monday evening!

07/22/2026

📣Special Announcement!

We’re excited to partner with the Kansas Leadership Center to develop a strategic vision for the future of Ashland!

Much like the community meetings held in 2012, we’re taking a fresh look at where we’re headed and what the next 10 years can look like for our amazing community. But we can’t do it without YOU!

Over the next four months, we’ll be hosting a series of four community meetings to gather ideas, hear your perspectives, and create a shared vision for Ashland’s future. Whether you’ve lived here your whole life or just recently made Ashland home, your voice matters.

📅 Meeting Schedule:
(Please see the dates and times below.)

Our first meeting is Monday, August 24, and it’s coming up quickly! We hope you’ll join us, share your ideas, and help make Ashland an even better place to live, work, and grow.

We can’t wait to see you there!

07/21/2026

📚✏️At our 2nd Q grant review, we awarded the Ashland 20/20 Inc $2,500 to help provide school supplies to USD 220 teachers and students for the 2026/2027 school year.

Thank you to all the USD 220 teachers and staff for all their hard work! We hope you and your students have a great year! Go Bluejays!!

Pictured: Kim Hazen, Ashland 2020 & Kelsey Henderson, ACF board member.

07/11/2026

Reminder: There is still time to donate to the Ashland Community Foundation for those affected by the May fires in Meade and Clark county. Fire relief applications for those affected by the fire are due 8/1/26.

We’d like to give a special shoutout and THANK YOU to Scheels (Wichita, KS)!

The SCHEELS Gives Back Program is a community initiative designed to put the power of giving directly into the hands of our associates. This is a company-wide effort rather than a program limited to just a handful of selected employees; on a local level, every single full-time associate hired as of January 1 of the current year is eligible to participate. Each eligible associate is provided with a $500 gift to donate to a local charity, non-profit, or individual in need of a helping hand. The goal is to allow our team members to personally identify and support the causes, organizations, and neighbors making a real difference right here in our community.

The Wichita SCHEELS associates that have donated to the Ashland Community Foundation thus far are: Braton Kay, Emily Berryman, Evan Bennett, Drew Ellis, and Danica Alexander. They are pictured below with ACF treasurer, Larry Konrade.

07/06/2026

Thank you to all of our prize sponsors for the 2026 Lucky Duck!! We appreciate your continued support in helping make Ashland the best place to live!

We had a great turn out this year for the duck race. For every duck sold, the ACF donates $1 to the Ashland Fire Dept. Total ducks sold: 1,324!

Congrats to all the winners!

Funds raised go into our Grow Ashland Together Fund, which is then granted right back into the Ashland community.

We hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July! God Bless the USA! 🇺🇸

Pictured: Bill Neier with ACF board member Kelsey Henderson.